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4 items (exhibits in the case Re Guinea Coast Gold Mining Co Ltd) extracted from...
Catalogue reference: MPII 1/76
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This record is about the 4 items (exhibits in the case Re Guinea Coast Gold Mining Co Ltd) extracted from... dating from 1883-1884 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MPII 1/76
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1883-1884
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Description (What the record is about)
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4 items (exhibits in the case Re Guinea Coast Gold Mining Co Ltd) extracted from J 90/1697. Ghana: Axim District. Four plans with sections of the Egwira mine. Each with compass indicator. (1) 'Plan showing Position etc of "Egwira" Mine April 21, '83': with longitudinal and transverse sections of John's shaft. (2) 'Egwira Mine August 31 '83 T.G.S.' (T G Sweet). Ground plan, with longitudinal and transverse sections. (3) 'Egwira Mines. Working Plan'. Ground plan, with longitudinal and transverse sections. (4) 'Egwira Mine June 22nd '84'. Detailed plan inscribed with notes. By W Morshead. Scales: (1) 1 inch to 10 fathoms. (2) and (3) 1 inch to 8 fathoms. (4) 1 inch to16 feet. Dimensions of plans: (1) 51 cm x 75 cm; (2) 53 cm x 75 cm; (3) 59 cm x 76 cm; (4) 67 cm x 100 cm.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MPI 495
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa, ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), entry 1061. Extract reference originally printed as MPI 495; subsequently altered to MPII 1/76.
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